# Fascism in the Whitehouse

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascism-in-the-whitehouse/174340>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 10, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascism-in-the-whitehouse/174340 "2003-05-10T17:00:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascism-in-the-whitehouse/174340/101 "2003-05-15T21:36:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by OliverH \*  
> \*\*Sorry, but closing one’s eyes, repeating mantra-like “It couldn’t happen here” is the best way to ensure that it does happen. \*\*

And if you find anyone here who said that, I will buy you a kewpie doll. 😃

I can postulate conditions in the U.S. under which emergence of a fascist state might happen. I just don’t confuse current events (which I may not like) with the crack of doom.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascism-in-the-whitehouse/174340/102 "2003-05-15T23:14:19Z")

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“he and his handlers structured the landing to make him look like a big tough fighter pilot”

What he looks like is in the eye of the beholder. Just putting on the uniform is not enough-- ask Dukakis about that. We all know he didn’t actually land the plane.

All this complaining about the Bush carrier landing sounds like some miserable high schooler who resents that the quarterback does a victory lap after a game.

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